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World War II Blog

The Simpsons have made themselves in a household name by being a mainstay for the FOX Network for over twenty years. Who would have known that we could use The Simpsons to mold our next blog over World War II. I am using a quote from Bart Simpson to ask you the following question.
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Bart Simpson, "Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, contrary to what you've just seen, war is neither glamorous nor fun. There are no winners. Only losers. There are no good wars, with the following exceptions: The American Revolution, World War II, and the Star Wars trilogy. If you'd like to learn more about war, there's lots of books in your local library--many of them with cool, gory pictures."
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Why does Bart believe World War II was a glamorous war? Use examples that we have learned and in 200 words or more, explain why you believe World War II was a glamorous war. This blog response is due Friday, February 26th.

Earthquake in Haiti

Over the past couple of weeks, we have seen a tragedy strike the island nation of Haiti and then an aftershock shake the Caribbean. The world expects the United States to step in and contribute to the relief efforts, and we have. You have government officials, celebrities, and athletes all asking people to donate. People like Ben Stiller, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, George Clooney, and Dwyane Wade have gone as far as donating a million dollars of their own money. They have sponsored telethons like ‘Hope for Haiti,’ and many athletes have used their platform to push the cause for Haiti.
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Option 1: I want to know if you or your family has donated to the relief efforts for Haiti. Why or why not? Would you rather donate money to a cause like this, or would you be more willing to donate your time and physical capabilities? Who is more likely to convince you to donate; a celebrity, an athlete, a government official, or someone close to you?
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Option 2: The entire world expects the United States to lead the relief efforts in Haiti. They expect the United States to donate money, manpower, and supplies to the Haitians. How do you feel about this? The U.S. debt keeps rising, but we are expected to be a leader in this and other global crisis’. Should the United States worry about our own deficiencies, or should we be the global leader that everyone expects us to be?

Happy 2010!

Happy New Year! I hope you guys enjoyed your two weeks off. I know you all are probably not ready to come back, but those are the breaks. You have a nice, easy response this week and I hope you all take advantage and get a good start to the semester.
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1) I want you tell me about the best gift you received? Why was it so meaningful to you? Who gave it to you? Was it important because you received it from that specific person? If you have more than one, you can write about them.
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2) I want you to tell me about a family dinner, Christmas, New Years Eve party, or family trip for the holidays. Tell me where you went, what you did, who else was there, etc...
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As usual, 200 words, due at the beginning of class on Friday.

2nd 9 Weeks, 3rd Blog

This week you will be learning about yellow journalism (Page 559). I want you to create your own story using yellow journalism. This is a two part assignment. The first part is you telling me a story that is truthful. The 2nd part of the blog is you using yellow journalism to tell me one side of the story.
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Your story can be based on something in U.S. History (this is the preferred method), but you can use a personal story as well. Remember, I need both the original story, then the 'yellow' version of the story. This blog will be due on MONDAY, December 14th.

Blog November 30-December 4

This week we will be talking about the United States at the turn of the 20th Century and the events that occurred within our beautiful country. You will have Monday to work on these and your essay will be do first thing on Friday. You can also choose to work on your essay Thursday, but that time is going to be reserved to work on your study guide. 3 weeks until Christmas Break, let's make them count!
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Option 1: In this chapter, we will discuss immigrants and their experiences coming to the United States and landing in Ellis Island and Angel Island (If you want to know more, turn to Section 1 of Chapter 15 on page 488). I want you to tell me what you would do when you first landed in the United States as an immigrant.
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Option 2: Urban planning was a major concern for many city developers in the early 1900s. They wanted to keep certain areas beautified by building parks. I want you to design your own park. Your paper should describe to me (in writing!) your park. You have unlimited funds to build your park, so be creative.

2nd Nine Weeks 5 Paragraph Essay

Short Civil War Essay

Your Assignment:

Write a five paragraph essay on what you think was the greatest cause of the Civil War. Your paper will have an introduction, a three paragraph body, and a conclusion. Each paragraph of your body should discuss a different point of persuasion. Your typed short essay will be due on Tuesday (November 17^th)

You must use outside sources for the basis of your essay. You must use a minimum of one source, but the more sources you use, the easier your paper will be to write. This is not an opinion paper, you must use facts as your method of persuasion. Your opinion can be one of your persuasive paragraphs. You can either use footnotes at the bottom of each page of your essay or you can make a works cited page.

Possible Topics:

- Expansion of Slavery into Territories

- States Rights vs. Federal Rights

- Tariff issues

- Sectionalism

- Expansionism

- Economics

- Party Politics